Village Airport Van Service Has Become Poor

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Old 10-30-2021, 02:03 PM
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Last two trips, one returning, one leaving both unsatisfactory. The one leaving picked us almost 5 hrs before flight… reason pickups outside the Villages… last two returning trips… after waiting 45 min at Airport… Van had two drop offs outside the Villages. Never had these before… impression is they no longer care about timely service to the Villages … too bad but for me bye bye Villages Van… please change your name by the way . Now using private transportation.. for the two of us costs 20% more but no waiting and we leave for the airport only about 3 hrs before flight
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Old 10-30-2021, 02:35 PM
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Drive yourself you’ll be better for it. There is a whole world outside The Villages
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Old 10-30-2021, 02:49 PM
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Sadly this has been the case for more than a year. Would rather drive and park car. Don’t need an endless tour of TV
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Last two trips, one returning, one leaving both unsatisfactory. The one leaving picked us almost 5 hrs before flight… reason pickups outside the Villages… last two returning trips… after waiting 45 min at Airport… Van had two drop offs outside the Villages. Never had these before… impression is they no longer care about timely service to the Villages … too bad but for me bye bye Villages Van… please change your name by the way . Now using private transportation.. for the two of us costs 20% more but no waiting and we leave for the airport only about 3 hrs before flight


What company do you recommend?
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Drive yourself you’ll be better for it. There is a whole world outside The Villages
Yes indeed
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What company do you recommend?
I've used Workman's, several times. No issues...
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Last two trips, one returning, one leaving both unsatisfactory. The one leaving picked us almost 5 hrs before flight… reason pickups outside the Villages… last two returning trips… after waiting 45 min at Airport… Van had two drop offs outside the Villages. Never had these before… impression is they no longer care about timely service to the Villages … too bad but for me bye bye Villages Van… please change your name by the way . Now using private transportation.. for the two of us costs 20% more but no waiting and we leave for the airport only about 3 hrs before flight
We came to the same conclusion about three and a half years ago after two very bad experiences with them. Their poor service is nothing new. We use Workman if it’s only one person, otherwise it’s a private driver.
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We’ve been using Workman’s for years…never had a problem…always on time. Love the home pickup / drop off option.
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One time I spent more time in the Village airport van than the actual plane ride. Now I have a Uber driver who does it on the side for $50 door to door.
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Totally disagree. On a recent trip the service from and to the airport was simply outstanding.
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Old 10-31-2021, 04:53 AM
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If we have a flight to catch, we rent a car from Enterprise at SS one way to the airport.
Then we are in control of all timings and not reliant on others schedules.
Works for us.
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Old 10-31-2021, 05:32 AM
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If we have a flight to catch, we rent a car from Enterprise at SS one way to the airport.
Then we are in control of all timings and not reliant on others schedules.
Works for us.
As do we. Check the cost of one-way rental from Enterprise to MCO against two or more via shuttle. The rental leaves when you are ready, and you can return it the day after you return as long as it's within 24 hours.
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I did the same thing, but rental proces have changed with all the openings to travel across the country.
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Last two trips, one returning, one leaving both unsatisfactory. The one leaving picked us almost 5 hrs before flight… reason pickups outside the Villages… last two returning trips… after waiting 45 min at Airport… Van had two drop offs outside the Villages. Never had these before… impression is they no longer care about timely service to the Villages … too bad but for me bye bye Villages Van… please change your name by the way . Now using private transportation.. for the two of us costs 20% more but no waiting and we leave for the airport only about 3 hrs before flight
Stopped using them years ago for the same reason. I’m surprised they’re still in business.
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Old 10-31-2021, 06:59 AM
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One time I spent more time in the Village airport van than the actual plane ride. Now I have a Uber driver who does it on the side for $50 door to door.
Care to share his info?
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